Federal Marshal

On a side, note, we have 9 out of 10 teams with a real chance to make the tourney. If just 8 of those get in we will set the record for highest percentage of a conference's teams to make it. If all 9 get in we will set a record that will likely never be broken.

Cowboy

We all should be in same boat. Same record basically and 8-10 in conference. People pretending other teams are in and we are first out had to do with b.s. outdated rpi. We should be in..OU should be out. They have sucked for a month straight. That said it's bedlam. Toss up who will win Wednesday. 50/50 game.

Re-read the rules I quoted. First you look at a mini round robin among the four tied teams. Baylor wins that round and got the 6 seed. Next you look at a mini round robin among the three remaining teams, throwing out the Baylor games and only looking at game between those three teams. Texas won three, we won two and OU won one so Texas got 7th seed. Then you go to the two team tiebreaker where you compare wins against the highest ranked team. That’s why we got the 8 seed and OU got the 9 seed.

I know how the RPI is calculated, but it just doesn't seem right to have the #10 strength of schedule and yet we are told that our schedule is what is holding us down in the RPI.

I'm agree with what Dave & John were saying after the game on Saturday. People are telling us that we can't get in because of "bad" home losses to TCU (21-10) and Kansas State (21-10)? Yet people say that TCU and Kansas State are "locks" to be in the tournament. How are those even possibly "bad losses"? To NCAA tournament teams? With 21 wins each? Even Baylor is supposedly solidly in at the same 18-13 record we have. (Granted, being swept by them hurts.) So Baylor beat ou once, beat West Virginia once, beat Texas Tech once, beat Kansas once (all of those wins coming in Waco). texas and us are the only conference road wins they have.

Oh well, just go beat the sooners, Jayhawks, Wildcats and Raiders and it's academic. No problem!

Federal Marshal

Re-read the rules I quoted. First you look at a mini round robin among the four tied teams. Baylor wins that round and got the 6 seed. Next you look at a mini round robin among the three remaining teams, throwing out the Baylor games and only looking at game between those three teams. Texas won three, we won two and OU won one so Texas got 7th seed. Then you go to the two team tiebreaker where you compare wins against the highest ranked team. That’s why we got the 8 seed and OU got the 9 seed.

The Cowboys completed a season sweep of Kansas on Saturday, adding to a collection of wins (Texas Tech and Oklahoma at home, West Virginia on the road) that gives them a fighting chance heading into the Big 12 tournament.

It's "one-game season" time as Oklahoma State faces rival Oklahoma in the first round of the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City. A loss almost certainly ends this discussion. A win, on the other hand, puts the Pokes on the fast track to serious at-large opportunities.

After all, if they beat the Sooners, they would face Kansas again. Want to impress the committee? Go 3-0 against a potential No. 1 seed.

The Cowboys completed a season sweep of Kansas on Saturday, adding to a collection of wins (Texas Tech and Oklahoma at home, West Virginia on the road) that gives them a fighting chance heading into the Big 12 tournament.

It's "one-game season" time as Oklahoma State faces rival Oklahoma in the first round of the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City. A loss almost certainly ends this discussion. A win, on the other hand, puts the Pokes on the fast track to serious at-large opportunities.

After all, if they beat the Sooners, they would face Kansas again. Want to impress the committee? Go 3-0 against a potential No. 1 seed.

I don't know, KU seems to have no answer for the Cowboys this year. Perhaps it's a mis-match issue Self can't solve? Whatever it is who would have thought OSU would dominate KU as they did in Stillwater after beating KU on the road?

Cowboy

Just keep winning, Joe Lunardi obviously doesn't have us in so we need to beat the sooners, and beat Kansas then I think we might get some consideration. I think its totally ridiculous but I also think that's the only way.

It seemed like a good idea at the time

You do realize that lunardi, palm, and espn together have exactly zero votes for who gets into the tourney?

Have you not wondered why the 6 and 7 teams in the big 12 are on the bubble, the 8 team is out, but the 9 team is still considered a lock? You people need to adjust your cynicism a little, you're missing the fun!

Deputy

You do realize that lunardi, palm, and espn together have exactly zero votes for who gets into the tourney?

Have you not wondered why the 6 and 7 teams in the big 12 are on the bubble, the 8 team is out, but the 9 team is still considered a lock? You people need to adjust your cynicism a little, you're missing the fun!

Deputy

You do realize that lunardi, palm, and espn together have exactly zero votes for who gets into the tourney?

Have you not wondered why the 6 and 7 teams in the big 12 are on the bubble, the 8 team is out, but the 9 team is still considered a lock? You people need to adjust your cynicism a little, you're missing the fun!

You do realize those guys do this every season and have a pretty damn good record of predicting who gets in and who gets left out? Most years, there are one or two teams they miss on. Hopefully we are one of those teams this year.

I know you're the greatest fan ever, but facts are facts. Your vote counts the same as Lunardi's. Just because you want it to be true doesn't make it true. Based on the parameters the selection committee uses, we are not in at this point. That's not cynicism. It's just how it is.

Federal Marshal

You do realize those guys do this every season and have a pretty damn good record of predicting who gets in and who gets left out? Most years, there are one or two teams they miss on. Hopefully we are one of those teams this year.

I know you're the greatest fan ever, but facts are facts. Your vote counts the same as Lunardi's. Just because you want it to be true doesn't make it true. Based on the parameters the selection committee uses, we are not in at this point. That's not cynicism. It's just how it is.

I agree and unfortunately we were at 1% chance before the Iowa State game. I think we are probably at 35% currently. If we beat OU, then it goes up to 50% chance. If we beat OU and KU in the tournament, then our odds go to 75%. Beat the next team and it goes to 90% and win the tourney obviously 100%.

It seemed like a good idea at the time

You do realize those guys do this every season and have a pretty damn good record of predicting who gets in and who gets left out? Most years, there are one or two teams they miss on. Hopefully we are one of those teams this year.

I know you're the greatest fan ever, but facts are facts. Your vote counts the same as Lunardi's. Just because you want it to be true doesn't make it true. Based on the parameters the selection committee uses, we are not in at this point. That's not cynicism. It's just how it is.

aussie, my vote don't count none at all. But you don't know squat about what the committee is going to do unless you are on the committee. You need to lighten up and enjoy the show, instead of getting all bent out of shape like that.